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Story: Te Ao Mārama – the natural world

A traditional welcome

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A traditional welcome

A hongi is performed to welcome a First Nations visitor. The woman in the photo is possibly Eva Rickard.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

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Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, Te Ao Mārama – the natural world – The traditional Māori world view, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/7947/a-traditional-welcome (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, published 1 March 2009.